UFC News

Adam Martin - June 6, 2021

UFC lightweight Francisco Trinaldo issued a statement following his loss at UFC Vegas 28, saying that “I’m not ashamed of my performance.” Trinaldo moved up to the welterweight division for the first time in his UFC career following a three-fight losing streak at lightweight with wins over Jai Herbert, John Makdessi, and Bobby Green. At age 42, Trinaldo is one of the oldest fighters in the UFC but he has continued to have plenty of success in the Octagon even given his elder status. On Saturday night, Trinaldo made his 170lbs debut when he took on Muslim Salikhov. Although Trinaldo fought hard for the full 15 minutes, Salikhov had the upper hand in the striking and grappling and was given the unanimous decision by the judges after the fight.

Adam Martin - June 6, 2021

UFC heavyweight Augusto Sakai released a statement following his KO loss to Jairzinho Rozenstruik at Saturday night’s UFC Vegas 28 event. Sakai and Rozenstruik was a Pick ’em fight at the sportsbooks, but it turned out to be a blowout win for Rozenstruik after he knocked Sakai out with one second left to go in the first of five scheduled rounds. For Sakai, this is his second straight loss in the Octagon after getting stopped by former UFC fighter Alistair Overeem in his last outing. This loss to Rozenstruik was Sakai’s opportunity to emerge as a legitimate title contender in the UFC heavyweight division, but following the KO loss, it’s back to the drawing board for him.

Adam Martin - June 6, 2021

UFC heavyweight Marcin Tybura says he is “motivated to take the next step” following his first-round TKO win over Walt Harris at UFC Vegas 28. Tybura survived an early onslaught of strikes from Harris in the first round of their co-main event fight at UFC Vegas 28 to storm back, take Harris to the ground, and pound him out with vicious punches on the mat. It was an incredible comeback by Tybura after being badly rocked early on in the fight, and it won him $50,000 for “Performance of the Night.” It also gave Tybura a five-fight win streak in the UFC heavyweight division, and he will be moving into the top-10 of the weight class after beating the No. 8 ranked Harris.

Adam Martin - June 6, 2021

Lightweight Alan Patrick called for a rematch with Mason Jones after an eye poke at UFC Vegas 28, saying “my vision was completely clouded.” Patrick and Jones met on the undercard of Saturday’s UFC Vegas 28 event. The first round of the fight saw Jones take it to Patrick, dropping the veteran and nearly finishing him with ground-and-pound before the horn at the end of the first round saved Patrick. The second round was beginning to look like more of the same, with Jones dominating the stanza, but an accidental eye poke by Jones caused a premature end to the fight when he caught Patrick in the eye with his fingers. Patrick told the referee and the cage-side physician that he couldn’t see, and the fight was waved off and ruled a No Contest for both fighters.

Adam D Martin - June 6, 2021

UFC heavyweight contender Jairzinho Rozenstruik is interested in facing Curtis Blaydes next, saying “if he wants it and he’s ready, let’s go.” Rozenstruik knocked out Augusto Sakai at the last second of the first round in the main event of Saturday’s UFC Vegas 28 card. Rozenstruik entered the fight coming off of a lopsided loss to Ciryl Gane earlier this year, so a lot of fans were down on him heading into this matchup, but he proved the doubters wrong with another thunderous knockout win. By beating Sakai, Rozenstruik reaffirmed his spot in the UFC heavyweight top-10, but his goal is to fight for the belt, and that’s why he has his eyes on someone in the top-five next.

Adam D Martin - June 6, 2021

UFC middleweight Antonio Arroyo issued a statement after Tom Breese withdrew from the pair’s fight at UFC Vegas 28 at the last minute. Arroyo and Breese were set to kick off the UFC Vegas 28 main card in an intriguing middleweight matchup, but the fight was canceled at the last minute after Breese was not able to make it to the Octagon due to medical issues. This is not the first time that Breese has had to withdraw from a fight the day of. In 2017, he was forced out of a middleweight bout against Oluwale Bamgbose. Then, in 2019, Breese was forced to pull out of a fight against Ian Heinisch after experiencing a panic attack. It’s unknown if his issues with anxiety were why the fight with Arroyo was scrapped, but it’s certainly plausible.

Adam D Martin - June 6, 2021

UFC heavyweight Jairzinho Rozenstruik reacted after his KO win over Augusto Sakai at UFC Vegas 28, saying “Today, nothing could hold me back.” Rozenstruik knocked out Sakai in the first round of the UFC Vegas 28 main event to get back into the win column following a lackluster decision loss to Ciryl Gane his last time out. The fight between Rozenstruik and Sakai was low output through the early goings of the first round, but Rozenstruik exploded near the end of the first stanza and was able to clip Sakai and finish him with punches with just one second left in the round. Overall, it was an impressive victory for Rozenstruik and it earned him a $50,000 post-fight bonus award.

Adam D Martin - June 6, 2021

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and his rival Marvin Vettori got in a heated war of words ahead of their rematch at UFC 263. Adesanya and Vettori meet for the second time inside the Octagon next Saturday night at UFC 263 with Adesanya’s 185lbs gold up for grabs. These two previously met in April 2018, with Adesanya edging out a split decision. They meet again three years later, only this time with Adesanya entering the fight as the champion. The rematch between these two rivals is one of the most highly-anticipated fights on next weekend’s stacked pay-per-view card, and both fighters made sure to talk some smack and help get more fans interested in it.

Adam D Martin - June 6, 2021

Anthony Smith praised UFC star Nate Diaz, saying “It doesn’t matter what Nate is doing. If he’s cooking, I’m tuning in and I’m gonna watch.” Diaz returns to the Octagon next Saturday night at UFC 263 when he takes on Leon Edwards in the first five-round, non-title fight in UFC history. Diaz is making his comeback after having been away from the cage since November 2019, while Edwards fights again for the first time since a No Contest with Belal Muhammad earlier this year. The Diaz vs. Edwards fight is an incredible matchup on paper between two of the best welterweights in the world and the winner of the fight has a good shot of landing a title shot at 170lbs.

Chris Taylor - June 5, 2021

Walt Harris was looking to snap a two-fight losing skid when he squared off with Marcin Tybura at tonight’s UFC Vegas 28 event. Harris (13-10 MMA) had suffered back-to-back TKO losses to Alistair Overeem and Alexander Volkov in his most previous Octagon appearances.

Chris Taylor - June 5, 2021

The Octagon remained in Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 28 event, a thirteen-bout fight card headlined by Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Augusto Sakai. The highly anticipated heavyweight main event resulted in another first round finish for ‘Bigi Boy’. After a lengthy feeling out process to begin the fight, Jairzinho Rozenstruik began to apply the pressure in the final two minutes. Eventually he was able to catch Augusto Sakai with a crisp combination that sent the Brazilian crashing down to the canvas. From there, Rozenstruik would finish the job with ground and pound.

Chris Taylor - June 5, 2021

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 28 event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between perennial division contenders Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Augusto Sakai. Rozenstruik (12-2 MMA) had entered tonight’s headliner looking to rebound from his recent unanimous decision loss to Ciryl Gane. Prior to that setback, ‘Bigi Boy’ had earned a second round TKO victory over former UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos.

Chris Taylor - June 5, 2021

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 28 event was co-headlined by a heavyweight bout featuring Walt Harris squaring off with Marcin Tybura. Harris (13-10 MMA) was looking to snap a two-fight losing skid when he took to the Octagon this evening. ‘The Big Ticket’ had suffered back-to-back TKO losses to Alistair Overeem and Alexander Volkov in his most previous efforts.

Chris Taylor - June 5, 2021

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 28 event is co-headlined by an exciting heavyweight tilt as Walt Harris will be squaring off with Marcin Tybura. Harris (13-9 MMA) will be looking to snap a two-fight losing skid when he takes to the Octagon this evening. ‘The Big Ticket’ is coming off back-to-back TKO losses to Alistair Overeem and Alexander Volkov in his most recent efforts.

Chris Taylor - June 5, 2021

A welterweight bout featuring former contender Santiago Ponzinibbio squaring off with Miguel Baeza takes place on tonight’s UFC Vegas 28 main card. Ponzinibbio (27-4 MMA) will enter tonight’s contest looking to rebound from his first round knockout loss to Li Jingliang that occurred back in January. That bout marked Santiago’s first in over three years, and snapped his impressive seven-fight winning streak.

Chris Taylor - June 5, 2021

UFC welterweight standout Mike Perry (14-8 MMA) took the time to apologize to absolutely everybody on Friday afternoon during an interview with Helen Yee. Perry, who is coming off back-to-back unanimous decision losses to opponents Tim Means and Daniel Rodriguez, has been on a roller coaster ride over the past few years.

Chris Taylor - June 5, 2021

Henry Cejudo could not resist the opportunity to take a jab at Conor McGregor after the Irishman changed his profile picture on social media. Cejudo (16-2 MMA) has often been critical of the original ‘champ champ’ in McGregor. After ‘Notorious’ suffered his first career stoppage loss due to strikes at the hands of Dustin Poirier at UFC 257, ‘Triple C’ shared the following advice to McGregor.

Chris Taylor - June 5, 2021

The Octagon remains in Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 28 event, a fourteen-bout fight card headliner by Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Augusto Sakai. Rozenstruik (11-2 MMA) will enter tonight’s headliner looking to rebound from his recent unanimous decision loss to Ciryl Gane. Prior to that setback, ‘Bigi Boy’ was coming off a second round TKO victory over former UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos.